Senior Ecosystem Database Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Develop and maintain drivers for CrateDB (JDBC, Python/SQLAlchemy, etc.)
• ▹Connections to external tools (Grafana, Tableau, Airflow, etc.)
• ▹Internal administrative tools (crash CLI, Admin UI)
• ▹Improve PostgreSQL compatibility of CrateDB and its ecosystem
• ▹Migration tools from and to other database systems and storage formats
• ▹Write technical documentation such as reference architectures and integration examples
• ▹Work with the open source community and technical partners
• ▹Support Product Managers with technical requirements

Requirements

• ▹Knowledge of standards and protocols (HTTP, PG Wire Protocol, Python DB API, JDBC)
• ▹Good knowledge of Python and Java
• ▹Test-driven development experience
• ▹Knowledge of versioning, packaging and shipping in a polyglot environment, and of production operations
• ▹Comfortable with relational databases and SQL
• ▹Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• ▹Self-directed, hands-on engineer

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Rust, C++, Golang, Swift or Zig
• ▹Open source contributions
• ▹Message bus systems (AMQP, Kafka, MQTT, ZeroMQ)
• ▹DevOps experience in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Remote workplace
• ▹Competitive compensation
• ▹Flexible working hours
• ▹A variety of perks (flexible holidays, fitness, education)
• ▹Employee Stock Options Plan

About the company

CrateDB is a VC-funded technology company building a distributed time-series database.